With External Reviews and Enhanced Design Skills
Many companies use external consultants to help design parts or entire developments, from small tasks to entire projects. This can be a great way to speed up the development process and improve the team’s project skills.
When internal teams handle designs, ideas, and documentation, and get them reviewed by external experts, the quality of the output improves significantly over time. The feedback provided to the design team enhances their knowledge and aids them in making better decisions for future projects.
Initial improvements in design skills include:
- Making design choices
- Setting design guidelines (following the Robust Desing principle)
- Analyzing interfaces (what they are and how they work)
These three fundamental engineering skills are crucial in avoiding engineering failures, particularly during the prototype development phase. If these issues are not addressed correctly, problems from the prototype phase can carry over into manufacturing documentation, causing significant time and resource losses.
A 3rd Review can address these issues before investing in prototyping, preventing bad design decisions from causing problems during manufacturing and assembly. Investing in this process helps organizations create better and more cost-effective products on schedule and launch date.
